About Wry

Some of the posts are for students, and others are written for host families. Feel free to post comments. Email me at WryExchange at gmail dot com. This blog isn't updated. I have retired from high school exchange volunteering, but some of the information may still be relevant.
Former About Wry: I try to help our world, one person at a time, as a volunteer for High School Foreign Exchange Students. I have depression, DID, and ADD. My thoughts are non-linear, my memory sucks, and I'm snarky.

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We’ve gone back to the old new-way of training our outgoing students. (rigorous and without romance.) The students have been encouraged to drop out now if they have doubts, rather than terminating early during the year abroad. A record number of students have returned early this year, and we still have 3 months left. A good American exchange student should want this year more than anything.

One of the new students withdrew this week. He did it right. He talked with his parents and other current and former exchange students. He took a few months to make certain this was the right decision for him. He should remember this time fondly, without regrets. He met and made good friends through the program.

The exchange is already agreed upon, we will honor our commitment to hosting the other student. It’s not FES’s fault our student resigned. FES is already placed, just this morning actually.